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Row Reduction & Rank · Hard problem

At two joints of a truss, equilibrium of member forces F1,F2,F3,F4F_1,F_2,F_3,F_4 (kN; negative means compression) gives

F1+35F2=40,45F2−F3=30,−F1+35F4=−10,−45F4+F3=20.F_1+\tfrac35F_2=40,\qquad \tfrac45F_2-F_3=30,\qquad -F_1+\tfrac35F_4=-10,\qquad -\tfrac45F_4+F_3=20.

Find F3F_3, the force the design needs in member 33.